SB5538 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-07-25
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of the State Fire Marshal.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-07-25 Senate
Chapter 554, 2025 Laws.
2025-07-25 Senate
Effective date, July 17, 2025.
2025-07-17 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-06-26 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-25 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-24 House
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 46; Excused, 6--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Nguyen H, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 8--Drazan, Evans, Helm, Owens, Smith G, Walters, Wright, Speaker Fahey.
2025-06-23 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.
2025-06-20 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
2025-06-19 House
Second reading.
2025-06-18 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-06-17 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-06-17 House
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-16 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Weber.
2025-06-12 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-11 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-06-06 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-04 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-04 Senate
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-02-20 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-19 Senate
Informational Meeting held.
2025-01-18 Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for biennial expenses.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of the State Fire Marshal.
Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of the State Fire Marshal; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 5538
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Oregon Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the Department of the State Fire Marshal; and declaring
an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. There are appropriated to the Department of the State Fire Marshal, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, for the
following purposes:
(1) Office of the State Fire
Marshal ..................................... $ 2,588,904
(2) Business services ...................... $ 13,051,121
(3) Emergency response ................. $ 11,313,068
(4) Fire and life safety services ..... $ 6,275,378
(5) Fire and life safety education ... $ 5,608,772
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but ex-
cluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of the State
Fire Marshal, for the following purposes:
(1) Office of the State Fire
Marshal, business services,
emergency response, fire and
life safety services, fire
and life safety education........... $ 48,237,491
(2) Regulatory services................... $ 5,403,945
SECTION 3.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $629,349
is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment
of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Department of the State Fire
Marshal.
SECTION 4.
This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
Enrolled Senate Bill 5538 (SB 5538-A) Page 1
Passed by Senate June 16, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House June 24, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled Senate Bill 5538 (SB 5538-A) Page 2